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Anderson, Isabel, 1876-1948 print view role Collector dates 1876-1948 city Washington state DC other cities Exeter, NH; Boston, MA; White Sulphur Spring, WV; Tokyo, Japan; Rome, Italy; sex F historical notes Isabel Weld Perkins Anderson was a Boston heiress, philanthropist and author who collected fine art and historical artifacts with her diplomat husband, Larz Anderson, III (1866–1937). The Anderson’s collection comprised of paintings, sculptures, tapestries, murals, metalwork, ivory and stone carvings, textiles (Japan, China, India, and Nepal) and other objects acquired during their travels abroad. In addition to owning two sets of 17th c. Flemish tapestries from the Diana and Arbor series they owned work by, among others, Joshua Reynolds, Peter Lely, Cecilia Beaux, José Villegas, and H. Siddons Mowbray. The Andersons had many homes including Anderson House in Washington D. C., Perkins Manor in Contoocook, NH, and Weld Estate in Brookline, MA. Mrs. Anderson bequeathed the Weld estate to the Town of Brookline. The bequest included the mansion, land, and a collection of thirty-two vehicles purchased by the Andersons. It is now known as Anderson Park and is the location of the Larz Anderson Auto Museum which includes fourteen carriages from their original collection. After the death of Larz in 1938, Isabel donated Anderson House along with their art collection to the Society of the Cincinnati. Perkins Manor, which was inherited by Mrs. Anderson and was known as Anderson Manor during her lifetime, is again known as Perkins Manor and houses eight apartments. Isabel left their Bonsai collection to the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University along with funds to build a shade house to house the collection. decades of activity 1890-1900 1900-1910 1910-1920 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 website http://larzanderson.org/ updated 03/22/2024 12:09:32 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details Brown University, John Hay Archives John Hay Library John Wheelwright papers, 1920-1940, Part I (A-Bullock) see details... Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center Boston University Larz and Isabel Anderson collection, 1895-1948. see details... Library of Congress Manuscript Division Isabel Anderson papers, 1937-1949. see details... Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division 101 Independence Ave. SE Mrs. Larz Anderson see details... The Society of the Cincinnati 2118 Massachusetts Ave, NW Anderson Family Collection see details... Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Harvard University Mildred Buchanan Flagg Papers, 1876-1955 (inclusive), 1900-1955 (bulk). see details... Houghton Library Harvard Yard, Harvard University Amy Lowell correspondence, 1883-1927 (inclusive), 1910-1925 (bulk). see details... The Arnold Arboretum Horticultural Library Records of the Larz Anderson Bonsai Collection, 1904- : Guide. see details... see also: Anderson, Larz, 1866-1937 «  back